2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Japanese language and culture courses
Japanese Culture 3: Multi-cultural collaboration 3QA
- Academic unit or major
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Midori Komatsu
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 3QA
- Course Code
- LAJ.C501
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Through text readings and discussion, students will learn the knowledge and communication skills necessary to work smoothly in a multicultural environment.
This course examines the conflicts of international graduates from Japanese universities and Japanese employees working in a global environment.The course further examines how they try to solve such conflicts, as well as how they feel the significance of their own existence in their workplace from their respective viewpoint.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1）deepen their understanding of communication and interpersonal relationship which are quite essential when they live and work in a multicultural environment.
2）acquire communication skills Japanese language proficiency for multicultural collaboration by learning diverse opinions and values through discussions with other students.
Keywords
multicultural collaboration intercultural communication multicultural business diversity
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The first half of each class will be a lecture, and the second half will be a discussion in groups. The guest speaker will give a lecture in the sixth class. Students are expected to read the materials assigned for each class. The details will be explained in the first class.Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.The course schedule described below may be changed depending on the number of students enrolled in the course.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation - Foreigners working in multicultural business situations in Japan | Have an understanding on the situation of people from diverse cultural backgrounds working in Japanese society. |
| Class 2 | Conflicts, resolutions, working values and awareness of international graduates working in a global environment | The current state and subject will be understood from research and reports related to the theme, and future issues will be discussed. |
| Class 3 | Conflicts, resolutions, working values of Japanese employees working in a global environment | The current state and subject will be understood from research and reports related to the theme, and future issues will be discussed. |
| Class 4 | Japanese employees' awareness of the presence of foreign employees | The current state and subject will be understood from research and reports related to the theme, and future issues will be discussed. |
| Class 5 | Diversity management 1 | The current state and subject will be understood from research and reports related to the theme, and future issues will be discussed. |
| Class 6 | Diversity management 2 | The current state and subject will be understood from research and reports related to the theme, and future issues will be discussed. |
| Class 7 | The meaning international graduates and Japanese employees attach to their work place and employment in Japan | The current state and subject will be understood from research and reports related to the theme.Summerize the lectures from No1. to No.7. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes each for preparing for and reviewing each class (including the time spent for assignments) by referring to textbooks and other course materials.
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
加賀美常美代編著「多文化な職場の異文化間コミュニケーション：外国人社員と日本人同僚の葛藤･労働価値観･就労意識」明石書店
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on the comment paper(30%) and the final report(70%). Students are required to attend two-thirds of classes and submit the final report.
Related courses
- LAJ.T447 ： Japanese seminar 7: Career development
- LAJ.T448 ： Japanese seminar 8: Career development
- LAJ.T449 ： Japanese seminar 9: Japanese companies and industries
- LAJ.T450 ： Japanese seminar 10: Japanese companies and industries
- LAJ.C502 ： Japanese Culture 4: Multi-cultural collaboration
Prerequisites
Only for international students.
Other
You must reserve your place in the class in advance using the Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to attend the class without reservation.